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What joint is the extensor digitorum longus?
This isn't a joint; it's a muscle. But if you were wondering what joints are involved with the extensor digitorum longus, they are the PIP joint and talonavicular joint.
What type of muscle straightens a joint?
extensor
What does the 'extensor muscle' do?
Extensor muscles open a joint and are the opposite to flexor muscles, which close it. I imagine triceps are extensor, while biceps are flexor.
What is the muscle that produces extension at a joint called?
This muscle is called the extensor muscle. There are specific names for different joints.
Is tricepes flexor?
Triceps muscle is not a flexor. Triceps is an extensor of elbow joint. Biceps muscle is flexor.
Which of the extensors is one joint muscle?
The extensor that is considered a one-joint muscle is the extensor carpi radialis longus. Unlike other extensors that cross multiple joints, the extensor carpi radialis longus primarily acts on the wrist joint, aiding in wrist extension and abduction. This specificity allows it to play a key role in wrist movements without influencing the elbow joint.
What muscle causes a joint to straighten when it contracts?
The muscle that causes a joint to straighten when it contracts are the extensor muscles. These include the triceps that work with the biceps to extend the arm.
Does triceps help you to lower your hand?
That depends on the position of your elbow joint. Triceps is powerful extensor muscle of the elbow joint.
What muscles cause the joints to straighten?
The right answer is StrainThat would depend on the joint. The knee joint is straightened with the quadricep muscle (thigh). And the elbow joint is straightened with the tricep muscle (back of the arm)LigamentsPerhaps extensor muscles. (ligaments function to hold joints together, they are not muscles.)
A body joint that opens and closes?
The knee joint is an example of a body joint that opens and closes as it flexes and extends during movement.
What does extension do in relation to muscle movements?
To extend a muscle A MOTION IS MADE TO INCREASE AN ANGLE BETWEEN TWO BONES.
What muscle is used in elbow extensor?
None. The ulnar collateral ligament prevents abduction of the elbow joint.
